Integrated general practice

Nurses in dispensaryWhat should an integrated general practice look like?  How can GPs bring a stronger element of prevention and a whole person approach to their work?  On these pages we'll be bringing together some ideas of how integrated treatment can work in the real world.

Returning the soul to medicine

Dr Michael Dixon

Dr Michael Dixon has written a paper exploring a vision of integrated general practice in the 21st century.  Read his ideas and add your own thoughts. 

Court Thorn general practice

Shortlisted for our integrated health awards 2007, Court Thorn surgery in Penrith has brought in a number of innovations to make its work more integrated, including exercise and walking classes and an onsite Bowen practitioner.  Patients say that this whole person approach has helped physically and mentally, especially in coping with chronic illness.

A health centre at Penair School

Headteacher Barbara Vann describes the health challenges facing teenagers in Truro, Cornwall and why Penair School has decided to build its own health centre.

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